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...players play it for themselves. This would, of course, give an advantage to the older and larger institutions with a longer and sounder athletic tradition; but it may be a suggestion in the right direction. Modern tendencies are illustrated by the outcry at Pittsburgh over Major Warner's new contract with Stanford. The collegians take this as seriously as if, for example, the French, impressed by Mr. Hughes's showing at the late conference, had hired him to coach their diplomats for the next big game with England; yet Major Warner works for a living and has a right--ruling...
...senator leads a precarious existence, but who will gain-say that he can at times indulge his sense of humor at the public expense? For nearly a month now the Senate has wrangled over the Alabama Muscle Shoals disposal without any apparent results. Mr. Ford's offer for the contract was alternately condemned and praised for a fortnight. Then Mr. Engstrum made the fight three-cornered by throwing his hat into the ring. Now the question has been further complicated by a doubt as to just what the government owns or has under lease there and also as to just...
...administrative officer, stepping from a nearby boteca, offered us the freedom of the city, which we proceeded to take. The next day, owing to unfortunate indiscretions in diet, two of our members suffered from acute attacks of enteritis and gastritis; while a third, Dr. Bonaparte, had the misfortune to contract amoebic dysentery, which made him unable to proceed. It was decided, under the circumstances, to send the chief topographer and one of his assistants ahead to reconnoitre. Their only clues were a few vague directions given by the Spanlard cited above, and a suspicion that one of the side-expeditions...
...Jedlinski has been appointed, subject to the approval of the Athletic Committee, to take the place of Mr. Samuel Anderson, whose contract as coach expired this year...
Practice for the wrestling team will begin as soon as a new coach can be secured to take the place of Mr. Samuel Anderson whose contract has expired...